Ethnicity - Census 2021
Key points
The percentage of all Liverpool residents whose ethnic group is White English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British stands at 77%.
This gives a non White English/British population of 23%.
| Ethnic group | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi | 1917 | 0.4 |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese | 8841 | 1.8 |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian | 6251 | 1.3 |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian | 7085 | 1.5 |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani | 3673 | 0.8 |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African | 12709 | 2.6 |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean | 1493 | 0.3 |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black | 2762 | 0.6 |
| Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: Other mixed or multiple ethnic groups | 4934 | 1 |
| Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian | 3662 | 0.8 |
| Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African | 4157 | 0.9 |
| Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean | 4127 | 0.8 |
| Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group | 7722 | 1.6 |
| Other ethnic group: Arab | 8312 | 1.7 |
| White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British | 375785 | 77.3 |
| White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller | 501 | 0.1 |
| White: Irish | 6826 | 1.4 |
| White: Other White | 24162 | 5 |
| White: Roma | 1169 | 0.2 |
Between 2011 and 2021, there has been population growth across all ethnic groups except White English/British (-5%), and Any Other (-7%).
The number of Other White residents in Liverpool has increased by almost 12,000 (+49%). Other notable increases have been in Other Asian (+3,649), Arab (+2,683), and Other Mixed/Multiple (+2,098) population cohorts.
The non-White English/British population as a percentage of the total population across the "new" wards ranges from 5% in Orrell Park to 69% in Princes Park.
Some 9 out of 10 of our residents regard English as their main language. Arabic (5,743) followed by Polish (4,809) are the highest non-English languages in the city.
Almost 45,000 of our residents have a main language that is not English. Of these, 4% (1,606 residents) cannot speak English and 21% (9,306) cannot speak English well.
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